• Driving investment into South Africa’s infrastructure to assist in the future development of rail transport
• The critical role of corridor optimisation resulting in increased intermodal compatibility between road, rail and ports
• Executing long term strategic intent for recapturing South Africa’s freight volumes from road to rail.
• Overcoming the challenges of safety and security in the rail
  industry

• Modernising railway equipment for increased operational efficiency
• Increasing rail haulage market share
• Overcoming maintenance backlogs for improved functionality
• Exploring the future of South Africa’s rail
• Identification of profitable rail activity areas for greater railway administration

• Trends in container shipping, transport and distribution
• Taking on the weight of growing freight volumes in South Africa’s ports
• Exploring more than just monetary investment into the transport industry

• Improving the physical infrastructure of transfer mechanisms in Africa’s ports and dealing with congestion
• Strengthening the ties between shipping lines and other stakeholders in the intermodal chain
• Perspectives in the development of ports and intermodal terminals
• What can be done to boost the combined transport usage?
• Rectifying the problems of bottle necks and congestion in ports

• Analysing where national resources should be invested for maximum efficiency in the transport economy?
• Debating the efficiency of moving freight back to rail
• Exploring the benefits of road versus rail and opportunities for improving intermodal transport networks

Speed networking is an exciting, quick and
non-pressured way to meet fellow conference
delegates and industry peers in one 15-minute session. This is where long-lasting and profitable relationships begin.

• The value of a strong intermodal structure in the success of export/import in South Africa
• Exploring the benefits of a transmodal interchange
• Developing an integrated transport management approach for synchronised intermodal links
• Improving capacity of dry ports and container terminals

• The value of trade corridors in facilitating intermodal transfers in the regions
• Exploring the costs of infrastructure and how corridors reduce the costs of expensive border crossing delays
• Logistical chains through Africa’s regions – where are the gaps?
• Exploring the benefits of economic corridors
• Impact of Intra-Africa trade corridors

• Conducting world-class global trade
• Expanding the market and increasing trade throughput
• Working towards harmonisation of standards and customs to ensure safer transfer of goods
• Strategies to address supply chain constraints and finding a way forward in a competitive environment

• Developing a sustainable ports network on the continent
• Realising the global part of Africa’s ports
• The future of port operations in Africa

• A macro view of trends in global and regional trade
• Trends in shipping and ports
• The resulting need for increased levels of capacity and performance in ports in general
• Specific issues pertaining to trade growth in Southern Africa and the need for maritime development
• Growth in port capacity and increases in port performance

• What makes it world class?
• Standards and regulations for developing world-class ports infrastructure
• Increasing your competitive edge and retaining world-class customer service

• Port productivity in Eastern & Southern Africa
• Pertinent issues in the development of Africa’s ports
• The global context of maritime transport services to African ports: changing paradigm for Africa port operations

• Increasing volume capacity on South-South trade routes
• Do we have the infrastructure to support this relationship?
• What this means for the economy and for trade on the African continent

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• Knowing where to look and what to look for
• How to go about accessing financing for your port infrastructure
• The Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Programme: implications and progress on transport development in Africa so far

• Sourcing and attracting funding
• Looking at the availability of funds
• The challenges and opportunities associated with private sector involvement in ports

Speed networking is an exciting, quick and non-pressured way to meet fellow conference delegates and industry peers in one 15-minute session. This is where long-lasting and
profitable business relationships begin.

• What funds are available and where can they be found?
• What steps need to be taken to access these funds?
• What are the challenges associated with alternative funding methods?

• Recent trends in port PPPs
• PPP options and challenges
• Benefits and pitfalls
• Lessons learnt and a way forward for future PPP agreements

• Innovative strategies for improving the process
• Addressing the capacity problem for improved levels of performance
• Infrastructure up-keep and growth as a vital part of increasing efficiency and productivity

• Reviewing the state of Africa’s ports
• The challenges and opportunities of increasing ship turnaround time and operational efficiency
• Achieving effective and efficient ports

• Challenges of marketing new trade routes
• Who is your target market?
• How do I get maximum exposure?
• Challenge of collaboration with service providers to market your port and corridor
• Getting to know the target market

• An overview of the present situation of West and Central corridors
• Offering products and services that attract visitors
• Generating jobs, investment, and enhancing social development
• Future plans and developments

• Ports as strategic interfaces between land and sea transport
• Attracting and increasing capital investment in these strategic points of contact
• Future plans for capacity development

• Challenges faced in properly implementing the ISPS code
• Strategies for implementation
• A way forward: full implementation of ISPS and the requirements of this task

• Background into the use of scanners on the Maputo corridor
• Current position and impact on trade flows and the economy
• Long term implications of scanner use
• Recommendation and critique of scanner use and efficiency

• Legislation governing this type of pollution and how it effects you
• The impact of this legislation on shipping companies and cargo freighting
• The need for legislative requirements and what can be expected in the future

• The vital part of ports in facilitating and promoting trade on the African continent
• Action needed to increase the role of ports in the global supply chain
• The co-ordination of ports for increased service delivery and efficiency

• Increasing service levels and ensuring on-time cartage of materials and finished products
• Assuring consistency in performance and adhering to delivery agreements
• Competitiveness in cost and accommodation in infrastructure demand as keys to prolonged business agreements

Objective

This masterclass will address the complexities of intermodal cooperation and provide practical solutions, based on global trends in the development of intermodal systems.

Agenda

• Asses proposed future developments in intermodal connectivity
• Apply global intermodal strategies to African examples
• Implement strategies to nurture working relationships across the various modes of containerised freight transport

About your masterclass presenter

Allen Jorgenson
Media and Research Officer
Railroad Association of South Africa

Allen is an expert in rail and road transport, as well as related intermodal systems. He has broad experience in transport operations and has worked in the field for over 30 years. Approached by the World Bank in 1995, he spent time in Malawi conceptualising the privatisation of the Malawi Railway en route to Nacala in Mozambique – the present day Nacala Corridor.

He was later part of the team that analysed and designed a concession model for the National Railways of Zimbabwe. He has done further consulting work for US Aid and
Comesa in a variety of African countries and has worked in Indonesia on mining and transport projects. He has also been involved with SDI projects (Spatial Development Projects) such as the Coast-2-Coast Walvis Bay – Gauteng – Maputo Corridor and similar projects.

Jorgensen has examined intermodal systems and operations in North America, Europe and Australasia and has presented a number of papers supporting the principle of a harmonious relationship between the transport modes through the use of intermodal opportunities. He is currently a transport consultant with a Durban based company and on the executive of the RailRoad Association of South Africa.

Agenda

• Integrating legal requirements and environmental legislation into your project planning
• Legislation you need to be aware of when developing your plans
• The risks involved in infrastructure project planning
• Reducing these risks through proper planning and implementation
  of legislation

About your masterclass presenter

Harry Harris
Group Chief Executive Officer
Business Risk Solutions

Having over 28 years in wide spectrum risk control as well as developing a strong focus on occupational health and safety, (in particular compliance to the OHSACT); Harry is recognised as an expert in his field, successfully assisting clients in reducing their risk of prosecution under OHSACT and improving their overall risk control compliance. Harry’s professional experience is wide and includes police, banking, law, loss-adjusting, marketing, insurance, commercial security and risk auditing.

Harry, through his professional Organisation, has actively assisted many small and large businesses in identifying and implementing effective risk management policies and procedures in addition to setting up good governance standards.

BRS is a professional, BEE compliant, Proudly South African and SETA accredited organisation specialising in safety, health, environmental and enterprise risk management.